Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions: The Ecosystemic Model and Workbook

O'Connor, Kevin John; Ammen, Sue

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contentsvii
  • Prefaceix
  • About the Authorsxi
  • Chapter 1. Theoretical Foundations1
  • A Map of Play Therapy Treatment1
  • Philosophical Perspective3
  • Ecosystemic Play Therapy Theory as a Systemic Theory4
  • Critical Elements of Ecosystemic Play Therapy Theory9
  • Ecosystemic Play Therapy Practice12
  • Chapter 2. Recognizing, Addressing, and Celebrating Diversity14
  • Definition of Terms14
  • Value of Multiculturalism16
  • Becoming Diversity Competent17
  • Celebrating Diversity in Play Therapy19
  • Chapter 3. Logistics21
  • Overview21
  • Initial Contact22
  • Interviewing Caregivers23
  • Interviewing Children25
  • Interviewing Families27
  • Summary28
  • Chapter 4. Data Collection: Intake and Mental Status29
  • Overview29
  • Workbook, Part I: Identifying Information30
  • Workbook, Part II: Systems Review35
  • Summary74
  • Chapter 5. Assessment76
  • Overview: Workbook, Part III76
  • Data Sources79
  • Assessing Individual Functioning79
  • Assessing Interpersonal Functioning86
  • Summary86
  • Chapter 6. Case Conceptualization87
  • Overview87
  • Appendix, Part A1: Developmental Integration of Intake Information90
  • Appendix, Part A2: Developmental Description of the Child90
  • Appendix, Part A3: Hypothesis Development„Etiologic Factors96
  • Appendix, Part A4: Hypothesis Development„Maintaining Factors99
  • Workbook, Part IV: Diagnosis103
  • Workbook, Part V: Case Formulation103
  • Chapter 7. Treatment Planning105
  • Appendix, Part A5: Goal Development, Synthesis, and Treatment Planning105
  • Workbook, Part VI: Treatment Contract and General Plan110
  • Workbook, Part VII: Detailed Treatment Plan113
  • Summary119
  • Chapter 8. Interventions120
  • Overview120
  • Intervention Modalities122
  • Therapy Process126
  • Interventions to Address Specific Content Areas139
  • Session Activities for Each Treatment Stage141
  • Summary143
  • Chapter 9. Session Activities144
  • General Issues144
  • Level I Children: Developmental and Therapeutic Issues146
  • Level I: Activities147
  • Level II Children: Developmental and Therapeutic Issues155
  • Level II: Activities158
  • Level III Children: Developmental and Therapeutic Issues174
  • Level III: Activities176
  • Summary193
  • Chapter 10. Jennifer M.194
  • Play Therapy Treatment Planning Workbook195
  • References225
  • Index231
  • Play Therapy Treatment Planning Workbook235
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780125241359
  • ISBN-13 9780080539133
  • Author O'Connor, Kevin John; Ammen, Sue
  • Category Psychology
  • Subject Clinical Psychology

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Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions: The Ecosystemic Model and Workbook contains key information on one of the most rapidly developing and growing areas of therapy. The book is designed to help play therapists develop specific treatment goals and develop focused treatment plans, as now required by many regulating agencies and third party payers.
The text includes descriptions of 25 actual play therapy activities. Any preparation the therapist may need to complete before the session is identified as is the outcome the therapist may expect. Each activity description ends with a suggestion as to how the therapists might follow up on the content and experience in future sessions. The activity descriptions are very practical and are geared to the child clients specific developmental level.
Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions presents guidelines for interviewing clients and their parents as well as pretreatment assessment. The book provides guidance on data gathering for the intake process and case conceptualization. Case examples and completed sections of the workbook, quotes, and lists increase the text's comprehension. The entire workbook is provided in text format and on disk. It provides the therapist with an easy-to-use format for recording critical case information, specific treatment goals, and the overall treatment plan.

Key Features
* Presents a comprehensive theory of play therapy and a comprehensive model of play therapy intervention
* Clearly relates the theoretical model to the interventions
* Provides examples of the application of both the theory and the intervention model to specific cases
* Provides a structure by which the reader can apply the theory and intervention model to his or her own cases
* Describes actual play therapy activities and identifies how therapists can prepare for the session, implement the activity, and the outcome they may expect
* Describes play activities clustered according to the developmental level of the children to which they are best suited
* Workbook format provides the reader with a method for obtaining comprehensive intake and assessment data, organizing that data into a case formulation and treatment goals, and then developing a comprehensive treatment plan
* Provides a blank copy of the workbook, as well as the workbook on disk, for use in ones own practice